The Daily Sceptic's in-house doctor – formerly employed by the NHS, now in private practise – has written a guest post about a recent Policy Exchange report on how the NHS should manage its huge waiting list. He isn't impressed.
I've written a piece for the Mail asking whether the rapid decline in daily case numbers since 'Freedom Day' suggests that lockdowns aren't necessary to bring case numbers down. It's certainly beginning to look that way.
According to a new poll, only 46% of 18-24 year-olds said they wore a mask in the past two weeks compared to 64% on June 2nd. Does this mean young people aren't as enthusiastic about lockdowns as we've been led to believe?
The Irish Government is changing the way it collects data on Covid hospitalisations by distinguishing between patients who are admitted due to the virus and those who test positive after being admitted for other reasons.
"Cases are soaring," says Caroline Lucas MP, who is calling for an inquiry into the lifting of restrictions "too soon". But the data tells a different story and experts say we may have passed the peak of the third wave.
As reported positive cases plummet following 'Freedom Day', the damage limitation among the doomsters begins. But they can't conceal the fact that their models have failed.
The Prime Minister is "raging" about the lower Covid vaccine uptake among young people, and a minister has confirmed the Government is not ruling out barring unvaccinated university students from lectures and halls.
Studies have shown that when people observe norms being violated, they become more likely to violate norms themselves. Has the government been undermining social norms by imposing inconvenient rules it can’t enforce?
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about Covid and other areas of warranted scepticism in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
